Look out for revised Loan Estimates | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2024)

Closing on your new home

As your lender works to verify the information in your loan application, you may receive revised Loan Estimates. These new Loan Estimates indicate that something important has changed about the loan and its costs.

What to do now

Stay alert for communication from your lender

Check your email and postal mail frequently to make sure you don't miss a revised Loan Estimate or other important communications from your lender.

Compare a revised Loan Estimate to the previous one you received

Can you tell what changed? If not, or if you don’t understand why something changed, ask your loan officer right away. Ask:

  • Can you explain why I received a new Loan Estimate?
  • How is my loan different from what I was originally expecting?
  • How does this change my loan amount, interest rate, monthly payment, other loan features, and cash to close?

What to know

Common reasons you may receive a revised Loan Estimate include:

  • The home was appraised at less than the sales price.
  • Your lender could not document your overtime, bonus, or other irregular income.
  • You decided to get a different kind of loan or change your down payment amount.
  • You requested a rate lock after the lender issued the original Loan Estimate.

It is illegal for your lender to deliberately underestimate costs on your Loan Estimate

Your lender is allowed to change the costs on your Loan Estimate only if new or different information is discovered in the process (such as the examples above).

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Look out for revised Loan Estimates | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2024)

FAQs

Are revisions to a loan estimate allowed? ›

Your lender is allowed to change the costs on your Loan Estimate only if new or different information is discovered in the process (such as the examples above). If you think your lender has revised your Loan Estimate for a reason that's not valid, call your lender and ask them to explain.

Can a creditor issue a revised loan estimate? ›

A revised Loan Estimate must be provided within 3 business days of receiving information sufficient to establish a changed circ*mstance. When the rate is locked a creditor must provide a revised version of the Loan Estimate within 3 business days after the locking of the interest rate.

Can a CD be issued the same day a revised loan estimate is sent to the borrower? ›

Q: May a revised Loan Estimate and a Closing Disclosure be issued on the same day? No. The revised Loan Estimate must be issued one day before the Closing Disclosure. Q: May a revised Loan Estimate be issued after a Closing Disclosure has already been provided to the borrower?

How accurate are loan estimates? ›

You want accurate figures. At Homebuyer and plenty of other lenders, these costs get estimated as close to 100 percent accurate as possible. Remember that numbers are never exact upfront. Don't worry about any estimated fees that your lender doesn't dictate.

What is the time limit for a revised loan estimate? ›

The TRID rule requires that the revised loan estimate be provided within three business days of receiving information supporting the need to revise.

What are the timing requirements for a revised loan estimate? ›

Revised Loan Estimates generally can be provided no later than four business days before consummation.

What fees cannot change on a loan estimate? ›

Costs that cannot increase at all

If there is a “change in circ*mstances,” these costs can change by any amount, but otherwise they cannot change at all: Fees paid to the lender, mortgage broker, or an affiliate of either the lender or mortgage broker for a required service.

Can you negotiate a loan estimate? ›

Yes, you can negotiate your mortgage offer, which includes not just the interest rate but also upfront costs and other mortgage terms and conditions.

What is a situation in which a borrower may receive a revised closing disclosure? ›

A revised Closing Disclosure may be delivered at or before consummation reflecting any changed terms, unless: The disclosed APR becomes inaccurate. The Loan Product changes – prior Closing Disclosure becomes inaccurate. A Prepayment penalty is added.

What is the 3 day disclosure rule for loan estimate? ›

The TRID rule requires lenders to provide two disclosure documents to lenders: a loan estimate and a closing disclosure. Because each document must be timed to give the borrower three days to look it over, it's sometimes referred to as the “three-day rule.”

How many days does a consumer have to receive a revised loan estimate disclosure before consummation? ›

revised Loan Estimate may be provided? (

The creditor must ensure that the consumer receives the revised Loan Estimate no later than four business days prior to consummation.

Do all loan estimates need to be signed? ›

There is no requirement for the loan estimate to be signed, regardless of the delivery method. So, you should be okay with other documentation in the file showing when the loan estimate was delivered.

What are the 4 C's of credit? ›

Character, capital, capacity, and collateral – purpose isn't tied entirely to any one of the four Cs of credit worthiness. If your business is lacking in one of the Cs, it doesn't mean it has a weak purpose, and vice versa.

When a creditor revises a loan estimate it must deliver the revised disclosure to the loan applicant? ›

revised Loan Estimate may be provided? (

The creditor may not provide a revised Loan Estimate on or after the date it provides the Closing Disclosure. The creditor must ensure that the consumer receives the revised Loan Estimate no later than four business days prior to consummation.

Can a loan agreement be amended? ›

This is a standard form of amendment agreement for use where a borrower and its lenders have agreed to modify their loan agreement by adding, changing or removing provisions and defined terms.

What is a loan revision? ›

There are a variety of ways to revise your loans including requesting additional loans, increasing or decreasing your loan amount, cancelling your loans, or returning your loans after they've been disbursed.

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